Cultivator-foot.



C. C. VANCE.

CULTIVATOR FOOT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12, 1914.

15141532, Patented June 1, 1915.

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, TJTQTT 7 g r CAUGHEY C. VANCE, OF MEMPHIS, TEXAS.

CULTIVATORIFOOT.

To all whom it may concern it known that I, OAUGHEY C. VANCE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Hall andState of T ears, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCultivator-Feet; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in cultivators and the primaryobject of the invention is to provide a cultivator foot by means ofwhich the shovels or blades may be quickly and conveniently attached toor detached from the shoe and the supporting arm of a cultivator.

Another object of this invention isto provide a cultivator footconstructed so that the shovels or sweep blades may be attached theretoin various adjusted positions for regulating the inserting step of theblades or shovels, and also to. provide a cultivator foot which may beadjusted at various angles upon the shovel carrying arms of thecultivator for regulating the incline of th shovel blades.

"Vith the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists insuch novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein'like characters designate like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views and in which Figure 1is a side elevation of the improved cultivator foot showing the sameattached to a cultivator shoe supporting arm showing the shoe indilferent adjusted posi- Fig. 2 is an edge view of the improvedcultivator foot. Fig.3 is a central section through the improvedcultivator foot. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4,and Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the improvedcultivator foot as an entirety, which is composed of the supportin body2 which has its upper end bifurcated as is indicated at 3, forming arms1 and 5 which are provided for receiving therebetween the lower terminalend of a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed. November 12, 1814. Serial No. 871,747.

shoe supporting standard 6 of an ordinary cultivator construction. Thearms 4. and 5 have projections formed upon and projecting laterally fromtheir edges, which projections and the upper ends of the arms areprovided with arcuate slots 7. The arcuate slots 7 receive therethrougha bolt or other suitable fastening element 8 which is inserted throughan opening in the arm 6 for holding the shoe structure 1 in differentadjusted positions as indicated in solid and dotted lines in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings. The arms 1 and 5 are provided with openings 9 and 10respectively, which aline with each other and are provided for receivinga bolt or other suitable fastening member 11 which is insertedtherethrough and through an opening (not shown) formed in the end of thestandard 6 for pivotally connecting the foot to the standard.

' The body 2 of the cultivator foot 1 eX- tends forwardly at an angle tothe arms 4 and 5 and it has its lower end cut in substantially ahorizontal plane forming a pointed end upon the foot as is indicated at12. The angled portion 13 of the body 2 of the foot 1 is provided with.a side recess 1 1 formed in one side thereof which communicates withrecesses 15, 16 and 17 that are formed in the angled portion 13 of thefoot 1. The recesses 15, 16 and 17 extend across the width of theportion 13 of the cultivator foot and have their walls converging towardthe forward end thereof as is clearly shown in Fig. 4: of the drawings.The recesses 15, 16 and 17 are provided for receiving at differenttimes, a lug 18 which is formed upon a plate 19. The lug 18 hasan'enlarged head 20 mounted upon the end opposite to the one which isconnected to the plate 19, which head rests against the rear edge of thefoot 1 and, in connection with the plate 19, together with theconverging walls of the recesses, longitudinal sliding movement of thelug 18 within any one of the recesses is permitted. The side recess 14:has a plate 21 removably seated therein and held in place by a lockingbolt 22. The locking bolt 22 extends through the section 13 of thecultivator foot and through a slot 23 which is formed in the plate 21,having a T head 24 formed upon its terminal end, so that after it hasbeen forced through the slot '23 and a half turn is imparted to the boltthe T head will extend transversely of the slot 23 and engage the outersurface of the plate-for securely holding it positioned Within therecess 14:. The bolt 22 has enlarged head 25 formed thereupon and aspiral spring 26 coiled thereabout intermediate of the head 25 and oneside of the section 13, for holding the T headr24c'in firm engagementwith the outer surface of the plate 21 when it is positionedtransversely in the slot 23. A handle 27 is secured to the plate 21 toprovide for the convenient removal'of the plate from the recess when thelocking bolt 22 is in an inoperative or unlocking position,

The plate 21 serves to hold thelug 18 within any one of the recesses 15,16 or 17. The plate 19 to which the lug 18 is attached is provided withopenings 30 extending t'zherethrough, by means of which openings acultivator shovel or sweep blade 31 may be attached to the cultivatorfoot structure 1 and the angle of the shovel or blade 31 may beregulated .by the positioning of the bolt 8 in the arcuate slot 7, whilethe inserting depth of the point of the shovel or blade may be regulatedby the placing of the lug 18 in various ones of the openings 15, 16 or17" as desired and as condition necessitates. The plate 2-1 is providedwith shoulders 32 formed thereon which engage lugs 33 which extends intothe recess 14 in theendthereof for preventing forward movement of theplate 21 within the recess and to insure the proper positioning of thesame.

In reducing the invention to practice certain minor features ofconstruction, combiiation and arrangement of parts may necessitatealterations to'which the patentee is entitled provided such alterationsare comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is 1. In a cultivator foot structure, a body portionhaving its upper end bifurcated for forming arms, said arms adapted forreceiving the lower end of a cultivator shovel supporting armtherebetween, thelower portion 'of'said body portion being angledforwardly from said bifurcated portion, said lower angled portion beingprovided with a (Topics of this patent may be obtained for side recessformed in one side thereof, a plurality of recesses formed in saidforwardly angledportion and in spaced relation with each other along thelength of the same,"

means for seating in said spaced recesses for detachably connecting acultivat ng shovel to said foot, and means for seating in said 7 facialrecess for preventing the accidental removalof said first named means.

2. In a cultivator foot structure, a body portion having its upper endbifurcated for forming arms, said arms being adapted for rece vingtherebetween the lower end of a 7 cultivator shovel supporting arm, saidarms being provided with arcuate slots for adjusting the position ofsaid shoe upon said arm, the lower portion ofsaid body portion beingangled forwardly from said upper.

bifurcated portion, said lower portion befor holding said lug in any oneof said.

spaced recesses for preventing accidental re-, moval therefrom. V V r 3.In a cultivatorfoot structure, a cultivat-or foot being provided with aplurality of recesses formed therein, a lug for seating in saidrecesses, said lug having an enlarged head formed upon one end and aplate" formed upon the other end, said plate beingprovided forconnection with an 'ordinary. cultivating shovel, said cultivator footbeing provided with a side recess communicating with said spacedrecesses, a

plate seated in said facial recess for preventing accidental removalof'said lugs from any one of said recesses, and means for locking saidplate in said'facial'recess against accld'ental removal In testimonywhereof I afiix my signa- 7 ture in presence of two witnesses.

oaue i ir eii E-f Witnesses J. R. MoMnReAr, R. HOWARD.

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